Edited by Russell A. Potter, Regina Koellner, Peter Carney, and Mary Williamson; McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2022; 504 pages; $49.95. Owing to its tragic end, still wrapped in mystery 18 decades ...

A detail from English artist Edwin Landseer’s 1864 painting “Man Proposes, God Disposes,” depicting ship’s wreckage in the Arctic, human bones, and two polar bears having their way with it all, graces ...

Owing to its tragic end, still wrapped in mystery 18 decades later, we tend not to equate the word “optimism” with the Franklin Expedition. Its failure was so catastrophic that we easily forget that ...

A detail from English artist Edwin Landseer’s 1864 painting “”Man Proposes, God Disposes,” depicting a ship’s wreckage in the Arctic, human bones, and two polar bears having their way with it all, ...

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Another piece of the Franklin Expedition puzzle has dropped into place. However, like most new bits of information concerning this enduring exploration mystery, it raises more questions than it ...

Mark Synnott admits in the introduction to his new book that “it is out in the high and wild places in this world that I’ve always felt the closest to whoever it is that I really am.” While not ...

The skeletal remains of a senior officer of Sir John Franklin's 1845 Northwest Passage expedition have been identified by researchers from the University of Waterloo and Lakehead University using DNA ...

In May 1845, one of England’s most storied naval officers, Sir John Franklin, launched an expedition to discover the Northwest Passage. Once thought to be ice-free, the legendary North Pole journey ...

(CNN) — Sir John Franklin’s doomed expedition to the Arctic captivated the Victorian public with its mysterious disappearance, fruitless rescue missions and gory tales of cannibalism. Now, a set of ...